Scope and Content Note

The records of the American Association of University Women contain
the files of an extensive research project undertaken by the organization's
Arts Resource Center on the history and development of the arts in America. The
surveys were conducted by the association's branches in various cities and
towns and in various locations. While the collection spans the years 1937-1946,
the project was carried out primarily from 1937 to 1938.

The survey form employed was devised to reflect the branches' local
art situation as recorded by amateur observers. As a result, the basic and
fragmentary nature of the approximately 150 surveys makes them more valuable
for primary research into the history of the development of art in American
communities than as a complete study in itself.